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Delaware County weighs replacing employee clinic and changing benefits broker to cut costs
Summary
County leaders discussed ending a long-standing IU Health clinic contract, negotiating with a new clinic vendor and switching benefits brokers in search of up to roughly $800,000–$1 million in 2026 savings; commissioners notified IU Health they will not renew and staff are negotiating a possible Marathon clinic contract but no deal is signed.
Delaware County Council members and county commissioners discussed a planned change to the county employee health clinic and benefits broker during a reconvened budget hearing, saying the move could significantly lower health-care costs for 2026.
The discussion focused on ending the county’s current contract with IU Health and negotiating a smaller-cost contract with Marathon, while moving benefits administration from Apex to a new broker, McGriff. Commissioners told IU Health they will not continue the current contract, but county staff cautioned they have not signed a new clinic agreement and negotiations with Marathon are ongoing.
Why it matters: the county pays a flat contract fee and usage costs for the IU Health clinic that commissioners estimated at about $500,000 in a base contract plus roughly $300,000 in additional usage and dispensing costs, for about $800,000 total in recent years. County officials said Marathon has proposed a lower first-year cost in the roughly $140,000 range…
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